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S.512 – Advancement in Pediatric Autism Research Act | 106th Congress (1999-2000)
S.512 – Advancement in Pediatric Autism Research Act 106th Congress (1999-2000) Text version | PDF Introduced in Senate (03/02/1999) Advancement in Pediatric Autism Research Act – Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to expand, intensify, and coordinate the activities of NIH with respect to […]
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Children’s Health Act of 2000 (PDF Avail.) | October 17, 2000 #AutisticHistory
PUBLIC LAW 106–310—OCT. 17, 2000Public Law 106–310 106th Congress Children’s Health Act The Children’s Health Act of 2000 (Pub.L. 106–310, 114 Stat. 1101, enacted October 17, 2000), signed by President Clinton on October 17, 2000, was brought into law to conduct a study focusing on children from before conception to 21 years of age. The law authorized the formation of federal […]
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Archived | Autism Coalition: Our Agenda – Grants | Circa June 2003 #NotAnAutisticAlly #AutisticHistory
The Autism Coalition’s grantmaking process primarily awards promising projects in the fields of biomedical research and educational development. Among our recent grants (awarded June 30, 2003): California CADDRE/Sequoia Foundation (Oakland, CA) $5,000 to support STAR Conference Cure Autism Now (Los Angeles, CA) $220,000 to support 3 Pilot Research Projects/Young Investigator Awards and Neural Plasticity Project http://www.cureautismnow.org Doug Flutie, Jr. Foundation (Framingham, […]
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Archived | Autism Speaks: Sponsored Programs | Circa June 2007 #NotAnAutisticAlly #AutisticHistory
Sponsored Programs On December 7, 2006, Autism Speaks approved $10 million in research and fellowship grants. Click here to read more. On June 13, 2006, Autism Speaks approved $6.9 million in research grants. Click here to read more. Click here for a list of sponsored research by year. WHAT WE FUND Pilot studies are critical to attracting larger, multi-year grants from […]
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Archived | Toni Braxton Presents Scholarship During UNCF Evening Of Stars | Circa April 28, 2015 #NotAnAutisticAlly #AutisticHistory
April 28, 2015 The recent taping of UNCF An Evening of Stars marked a notable intersection of premier educational and nonprofit organizations with Hollywood superstars. R&B sensation and seven-time Grammy winner Toni Braxton presented a $10,000 scholarship, which she funded jointly with Autism Speaks, the world’s leading autism science and advocacy organization. Braxton, a global ambassador for Autism Speaks, became committed […]
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Archived | Grants Funded by Cure Autism Now – 2002 | #AutisticHistory #NotAnAutisticAlly
Grants Funded by Cure Autism Now – 2002 Studies of a serotonin transporter (5HTT) mutation associates with Asperger’s syndrome Matthew Beckman, University of Alabama at Birmingham (Young Investigator) The search for genes associated with autism has been the focus of much attention by researchers in the past few years. Recently this search has led to […]
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Archived | Autism Speaks: Psychometrics Initiative | Circa 2007 #NotAnAutisticAlly
Psychometrics Initiative The psychometrics initiative focuses on improving and developing psychological assessments for screening and diagnosing children with autism. The initiative was kicked off in 1997 with a CAN-organized meeting to develop a practical screening tool, the Autism Screening and Diagnostic Evaluation , for primary care physicians. To spur more research in this area, CAN issued a […]
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